2001 & 2000 Events

Sangam Diwali Nite - November, 2001

'Diwali Nite' is MIT Sangam's annual show in celebration of Diwali, the festival of lights. The show features Indian music, dance and drama as well as a 3 course Indian dinner.

When: 7:00pm, Friday November 16, 2004
Where: Walker Memorial, MIT.

Radha Kalluri, Sumati Ram-Mohan and Sripriya Natarajan performed a Pusphanjali this year. Pushpanjali is an invocatory item and literally means "an offering of flowers".

Ragam: Dhanashree
Taughty By: Sumati Ram-Mohan

Photo courtesy Natya

The participants pose in an artistic design

Natyanjali - September, 2001

This year's Natyanjali (an offering of dance), was held on the 28th and 29th of September in Little Kresge. It featured students and affiliates of MIT and showcased four different dance forms from India (Bharathnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Odissi).

Date: September 28th & 29th, 2001
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Little Kresge Auditorium, MIT

Dancers (in order of performance): Radha Kalluri, Avanitka Modi, Rajul Shah, Pallabi Sanyal, Sripriya Natarajan, Sumati Ram-Mohan, Rasika Kumar, Alpana Waghmare, Anindita Basu, Prahladh Harsha, Neelima Theerdhala

For further details of the event, check out Natyanjali '01 webpage



Madhuban Me Radhika Nache Re : Vidya, South Asian Cultural Show - April 2001

Madhuban was the largest classical dance ever performed in an MIT Cultural Show, and the only one ever performed to live music. Ten Bharatha Natyam dancers and four Kathak dancers combined forces to describe the love of Lord Krishna and Radha. Sheetal Karhade ('01) sang, with Naveen Goela ('03) on tabla and Akhila Subramaniam ('04) on harmonium. We hope this performance was just the beginning of a long collaboration with MIT's musicians!

Date: April 7, 2001
Venue: Kresge Auditorium, MIT

Alankaram - Summer 2000

MIT Natya was proud to host Jothi Raghavan's Alankaram, a fusion performance combining traditional Bharatha Natyam and western Modern and Jazz dance and music.

Date: August 12; Venue: Kresge Auditorium, MIT

For more details, check the Alankaram webpage.

Pushpanjali (Pragati, South Asian Cultural Show) - April, 2000

MIT Natya's debut was, appropriately, a dance in praise of Lord Ganesha. With six members of what was then called the Bharatha Natyam Club, this "offering of flowers" was the first "group" classical dance to be performed at the MIT Cultural Show. It has been performed several times since, including at Diwali celebrations, Activities Midway, etc.

Date: April 8; Venue: Kresge Auditorium, MIT